The title of Nigel's paper is: "World views conveyed by the great composers, and how we may respond".

The 38th National Conference of the Musicological Society of Australia (MSA) will run from Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 October 2015 and will take place at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, The University of Sydney.

The theme of the conference, "Musical Dialogues", seeks to engage with and showcase a wide breadth of scholarly expertise.